Facelift Surgery

The natural ageing process can take a serious toll on the quality of your facial appearance. Genetics, gravity, and environmental factors can all impact your skin tone, causing sagging skin and wrinkles. Visible signs of ageing only increase in severity in most patients if left untreated. Facelift surgery tightens the skin and muscular structures to restore a firm and youthful facial appearance.

Enhancing Your Facial Appearance

Mr Gwanmesia believes in providing the most natural results while restoring the youthful firmness you desire. Tissue sagging can occur around the cheeks and predominantly along the jawline. Most facial drooping is caused by displaced facial muscles. By lifting these deep facial structures and the outer layers of tissue, you can achieve tighter skin. Mr Gwanmesia’s technique is proven to provide natural results without a “windswept” appearance.

Lifting and repositioning the facial muscles can provide a significant improvement in the appearance of deep creases along the nose and mouth. While a facelift can’t correct surface wrinkles, these deep creases known as smile lines can often be erased. This helps many patients achieve a smoother and more flawless complexion.

Many facelift patients have sagging at the jawline that continues down to the neck. If an unflattering neck appearance is left untreated, you are less likely to achieve the facelift results you envision. By tightening the platysma muscles and removing excess neck skin, Mr Gwanmesia is able to restore the attractive contours of your neck. The neck lift is specifically designed to create a slimmer appearance and enhanced definition.

Facelift Techniques

Traditional Facelift

Ideal treatment for sagging along the cheeks and jowls

Incisions are placed in the hairline along the temples, behind the ears, and around the earlobes

The muscles are lifted and tightened

Excess tissue is trimmed away, and the remaining skin is draped to highlight the new contours of your face

Mr Gwanmesia provides his patients with the most dramatic yet natural-looking results possible

Limited-Incision Facelifty

Ideal for candidates with localized issues around the cheeks

Uses fewer and shorter incisions placed around the ears and potentially hidden in the lower eyelids or upper lip

Lifts drooping facial muscles and can treat minor tissue sagging

As a less-invasive procedure, your recovery time may be faster than that of a traditional facelift

Neck Lift

Ideal candidates have a flabby neck appearance, and some patients may also suffer from a double chin

An incision is placed under the chin

The platysma muscles are pulled together and sutured tight to eliminate folds and neck bands

Excess fat may be removed to improve the appearance of a double chin

Excess skin is removed to improve the contours of your neck

Concerns

Recovery

You will experience bruising and swelling of your face, and drains will be used to reduce excess swelling. You will be required to rest with your head elevated for several days following your procedure. Most patients are comfortable returning to work within two weeks of their procedure. You may be able to resume high-impact activities after four to six weeks, but you should only resume your regular exercise routine with Mr Gwanmesia’s approval.

Scars

Mr Gwanmesia takes great care to place all incisions in discreet locations along the hairline. However, the extent of scarring that develops will vary depending on your body’s natural healing process. Any visible scarring that does develop is likely to fade over time.

Pain

An anesthetic is used during your facelift to ensure a painless procedure. Swelling during the recovery process can cause some discomfort. Oral pain medication can be used to control any associated discomfort.

*Results may vary from patient to patient. There is no guarantee of outcome.

Patient Testimonials

KY

Ivo instilled confidence in me from the onset. He was encouraging, understanding and highly professional at all times. His gentle approach gave me reassurance that I could trust him at a time when I felt very vulnerable and unsure of myself and was always available either by phone or email to answer my questions and to give me good sound advice based on up to date knowledge.

Ideal candidates are in good health, don’t smoke, and have realistic expectations about their results. People seeking a facelift have sagging and creasing in the lower two-thirds of their face and desire to appear more youthful.

This is a common problem for many patients. If you require total facial rejuvenation that addresses the eyes and brows, you should consider combining a brow lift and/or eyelid lift surgery with your facelift.

Yes. Smoking can disrupt the healing process and lead to post-op complications. To get the best results, you will be asked to stop smoking and stay smoke-free before and after surgery to heal as quickly and efficiently as possible.